jessebeckham

Great advice everyone. I'm going to look into the MPB. Do you simply use it in place of super sheen? Also, when you apply neatsfoot, then a dye, does that not affect the application of the dye... I'm thinking Eco-pro water stains... Oil and water you know. Thanks! Gel antiques too...

Yesterday I saw on a Coach sale a small leather case/pouch for golf balls.. I think they held 3-4 balls. Cylinder shape with small zipper on one end. Could easily be done with a flap/slip closure.

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Thanks for the tips all!

I have been doing some dog collars lately and would like your opinions for the best finish/protectant. I'm using tandy pro water stains and or tandy antique gel for dying... Have done super sheen and fiebings leathe sheen aerosol. The collars I've made are for inside dogs but am about to make a couple for hunting dogs an my dads aussi Thanks ahead of time!

I am wanting to make a nice heavy duffle/weekender bag for myself as well as to advertise and am curious what a good weight would be to use. I typically use 8-10oz on most projects but am not sure if a heavier weight would be too stiff. I will be using squared ends with rounded corners and plan to do solid Sheridan tooling on the ends... Just for anyone interested. -any suggestions on dying the large pieces and getting even color would be nice too. (No airbrush). Thanks ahead of time!

this is all good info... i too ran into these problems when i started out not too long ago... I have been trying to get away from Tandy super sheen experimenting with some other finished, but dont really have enough experience in any yet to make a big suggestion. I can't contribute too much, but just for your sake, I would defiantly recommend taking a piece of scrap ( if you have any left from the same piece you cut from) and use the same steps to try the different methods suggested above. That way if for any reason something goes terribly wrong, it wont be on the item you have already invested so much time in... carpenters always say measure twice, cut once..... I always tell my self, practice on scrap before the main project. just my 2 cents.

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keeping an eye on this thread!

Nice! I just finished one a couple months ago. Almost exactly the same, except for 4.5' long... Needless to say, after the hand stitching, took about a week for my fingers to straighten out.